Freemason

[ free-mey-suhn, free-mey- ]

noun
  1. a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons ), having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.

  2. (lowercase)History/Historical.

    • one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.

    • a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members (accepted masons ) not connected with the building trades.

Origin of Freemason

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, Freemason is from the Middle English word fremason.See free, mason

Other words from Freemason

  • free·ma·son·ic [free-muh-son-ik], /ˌfri məˈsɒn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for freemason (1 of 2)

freemason

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /


noun
  1. medieval history a member of a guild of itinerant skilled stonemasons, who had a system of secret signs and passwords with which they recognized each other

Derived forms of freemason

  • freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Freemason (2 of 2)

Freemason

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /


noun
  1. a member of the widespread secret order, constituted in London in 1717, of Free and Accepted Masons, pledged to brotherly love, faith, and charity: Sometimes shortened to: Mason

Derived forms of Freemason

  • Freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective

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